Zeiler returns
John Zeiler, who suffered a groin strain in training camp, then aggravated it when he tried to skate a couple weeks later, was back on the ice this morning. Zeiler isn't yet on the verge of returning, and it's unclear where he will play when he does return, but here's what Zeiler said this morning about being back on the ice...
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Question: Is that the first time you've tried to skate on it?
ZEILER: ``Since I hurt it, yeah. They just want me to get back into it nice and easy, not too intense of a practice where there's a lot of stops and quick movements where you can hurt your groin again. It was nice to be out there for 20 minutes and just get some flow drills going and striding it out, getting a feel for how it feels.''
Question: And how did it feel?
ZEILER: ``It felt good. I was surprised and happy, obviously, because the first time I hurt it, I went out after a week and a half and I hurt it again. So I was kind of nervous that it would happen again, but it was nice. Hopefully, I'll just keep getting it stronger and I'll get treatment and just keep taking it slow the next couple days. Then hopefully I'll get back at it full speed in the next week.''
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Just trade him for the Ducks first round pick so we can get either Hedman or Tavares in return...
NHL take note, HE'S Baaaackkkk.
Unlikemost people, I dont mind Zeiler. Nobody will ever mistake him for a skilled player, because obviously he is not. But he is a guy that can go out there and get under the other teams skin. He's so good at getting under people skin that he even gets under the skin of Kings fans.
I think that his aggitator attitude is something valuable to a team.
The boards won't be safe anywhere in the NHL after he's activated...